Partner, Shipping & Logistics
“I am delighted to have joined Al Tamimi & Company and I look forward to working with my colleagues across the Middle East and North Africa to maintain the firm’s leading reputation.”
“The transport and logistics sector in the region is a fundamental economic pillar that is constantly evolving, particularly from a regulatory perspective. Our Shipping, Aviation & Logistics team is at the forefront of these updates, it has the network and footprint to advise across the entire region and this is what excites me about joining the region’s preeminent law firm”.
Al Tamimi & Company has hired Wesley Wood, a specialist shipping lawyer, to join its Shipping, Aviation & Logistics department as Partner, and he brings with him over 13 years of experience advising on a wide range of shipping and international trade matters.
Wesley has spent the last five years working in the United Arab Emirates, during which time he has built a leading reputation across the region’s shipping and maritime legal market and has been recognised by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner.
Wesley will be based at the firm’s Dubai office, with a remit to integrate and offer advice to Al Tamimi & Company’s clients in its 17 offices across 10 countries. The hire strengthens the firm’s capabilities in its Shipping, Aviation & Logistics practice and takes the total number of Partners, at the Middle East and North Africa’s leading law firm, to over 90.
Al Tamimi & Company’s Shipping, Aviation & Logistics practice is an integral part of the dynamic transport and logistics sector in the Middle East and North Africa. The practice has been developed to cater for the needs of clients who require a global legal perspective with a strong understanding and appreciation of the specific requirements of local and regional law.
The Shipping, Aviation & Logistics team provides a full range of legal services to the Aviation, Shipping and Railway industry. This includes airlines, owners, charterers, shipyards, agents, maintenance organisations, insurers and banks.
